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Baltic Sea Cruise Highlights

Most of the Baltic SeaCruises cover the mainland of
Europe, Scandinavian Peninsula and the Danish Islands. The Baltic Sea
cruises are sometimes called the Northern Europe cruises and the
Scandinavia cruises. These cruises are of different lengths from 4 to
16 nights. They cover a wide range of destinations such as Oslo,
Stockholm, Visby, Helsingborg, Goteborg, Helsinki, St. Petersburg,
Kiel, and Copenhagen.

The Baltic Sea cruises start from capital cities such as Copenhagen,
Stockholm and London while some of them start from Keil in Germany and
some from Amsterdam. You can choose from a wide range of cruises
depending on the destinations you would like to touch while sailing.
But some of the great destinations touched by all of these Baltic Sea
cruises are: Copenhagen, St. Petersburg and Stockholm.

Copenhagen

Being the capital of Denmark, Copenhagen is a mix of cultural
heritage and metropolitan, where you can find a lot of lakes, canals
and beautiful architectural buildings; at the same time enjoy great
shopping and dining at cozy cafés. You find that the city is full of
pedestrian streets and squares with large variety of shops. You will
also come across many parks in the small town which makes Copenhagen
one of the greenest capitals in Europe. Visit the Little Mermaid which
lies at Langelinie in Copenhagen's harbor. This statue is a world's
most photographed statue which is maintained in the honor of the author
Hans Christian Anderson who wrote the fairy tale the little mermaid.
This statue is the national landmark in the city. Do visit the National
Museum where you will be able to trace the history of the Danish
Kingdom. Visit the Trivoli Garden which is called the fairy tale
amusement park and is one of the world's oldest amusement parks. You
can also take some boat tours through the canals to have a great view
of the city.

St. Petersburg

If you are someone who love artworks and artifacts then St.
Petersburg is a place you would love to visit. Throughout the city
there are lot of palaces and museums which reveal the history of
Russia. Some of the places you should not miss are:

St. Petersburg Hermitage Museum - This museum as a lot of galleries of old masters.

Peter and Paul's Fortress - Houses some of the famous Russia's
historical prisons. It also includes a Prison Museum and Peter and Paul
Cathedral.

Lazarus and Tikhvin Cementries - Some of the famous artists, writers and composers of Russia are buried here.

Other must sees places are: Catherine Palace, Church of our Savior on the split blood and Kizhi Island.

Stockholm

The city of Stockholm is a legend by itself. You will see the beautiful architecture of the 13th
century in narrow streets and the buildings there in. The best place to
start the tour in Stockholm is in Gamla Stan which is an old town. This
town houses some of the famous buildings such as the largest Loyal
Palace (of King Carl XVI Gustav) in the world, the Riddarholm Church,
the Storkyrkan Cathedral (13th century) and the Nobel Museum of 20th
century. You can take a walking tour in this small town and get to see
a lot of green parklands, many waterways criss-crossed by bridges
almost in every corner of the town. It is also a great place for
shopping especially for fashion stores, handicrafts, famous crystal
designs and souvenirs.